WIND FORUM
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I am looking forward with great interest to attending the wind energy forum sponsored by POINT on August 8. Specifically, I welcome the opportunity to ask the representative of Governor Patrick to speak to the as yet unresponded to comments of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service on his then draft Ocean Plan.
Menemsha Blues
As if the July twelfth fire in Menemsha wasn’t bad enough, now the town is beginning to confront the difficult task of rebuilding what was lost in the fire. Which is substantial.
Stacks of Freedom
The eighty-five per cent of West Tisbury residents who have a town library card know well that researchers can do some seriously satisfying Googling there. But they also know that some of the best finds come not from any search engine directing them — to the most popular or most likely, or the Wiki — but from tripping along and noticing a book they otherwise would not have sought. That surprise in the stacks.
Granary Gallery
The Granary Gallery hosts an opening reception on Sunday, August 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. All are welcome to an exhibition of oil paintings by Mary Sipp-Green, Kenneth Vincent and Scott Terry as well as fine jewelry by Ross Coppelman.
Morehouse College President
To Speak at Union Chapel
The Rev. Dr. Robert Michael Franklin Jr. is the guest preacher this Sunday at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs at 10 a.m.
Divas Uncorked
The divas have done it again, divining a star-studded lineup — with master of wine Sandy Block, Barbecue University’s Steven Raichlen, and Top Chef contestant Ariane Duarte — for the fourth annual Divas Uncorked Wine and Food Festival on Martha’s Vineyard.
Festival events begin on Thursday, August 12 and continue through Sunday, August 15.
This year, the event will again provide fund-raising support for the Island Grown Initiative..
There will be a work session on the visual impact of wind turbines on scenic resources on Wednesday, August 11, in conjunction with the preparation of a Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County.
David McCullough, Arthur R. Railton and Tobias Jonathan Vanderhoop will be awarded the Martha’s Vineyard Medal in a ceremony at the annual meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum on Monday, August 9, at 5 p.m. at the Federated Church on South Summer street in Edgartown.
The medal is awarded annually to leaders in the community in recognition of their outstanding commitment to preserving the history, arts and culture of Martha’s Vineyard.
Twelve Metre Regatta
The Edgartown Yacht Club Twelve Metre Regatta for classic vintage, classic traditional, modern and grand prix 12 metre class yachts will be held in the waters off Edgartown on Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8. The Edgartown Yacht Club is the organizing authority. For more information, start times and registration, go online to edgartownyc.org or call 508-627-4364.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts’ Camp Wampanoag in Chilmark want you to spend your summer vacation having fun at Girl Scout camp.
Camp Wampanoag will have two summer camp sessions: August 23 to 27, and August 30 to Sept. 3 for girls in grades one to six. The programs will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Come for a day or all ten! Each day offers new and exciting programs tailored to each age level. Girls can meet new friends and connect with old friends.
